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http://boingboing.net/2012/03/03/washington-post-hack-to-post-p.html#commentsSun, 04 Mar 2012 05:13:23 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=146947Washington Post ran an article about the "inventor" of email, which it identified as V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai. But there's a problem! Ayyadurai didn't invent email. After publishing a risible "clarification" and some error-strewn sneering at critics by its ombudsman, amends are finally being made. But a correction remains to be made—because they're still fact-checking a headline they already accept is untrue.]]>Washington Post ran an article about the "inventor" of email, which it identified as V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai. But there's a problem! Ayyadurai didn't invent email. After publishing a risible "clarification" and some error-strewn sneering at critics by its ombudsman, amends are finally being made. But a correction remains to be made—because they're still fact-checking a headline they already accept is untrue.]]>http://boingboing.net/2012/03/03/washington-post-hack-to-post-p.html/feed31146947